There s been endless conjecture about who may be responsible for the mindless crime. It s the sort of whodunnit worthy of fictional detective Miss Marple - or, rather in this instance, Miss Maple.
Speculation has been swirling as to why the famous landmark, which appeared in Kevin Costner s 1991 film Robin Hood: The Prince of Thieves, was destroyed over night on Wednesday.
Sycamore Gap, which stood in a dramatic dip in Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park, was mysteriously chopped down in a shocking act of vandalism, which has left communities outraged
Northumberland National Park (NNP), in which the Sycamore Gap stood, will be "special again," the attraction stressed - despite the shocking destruction of the beloved tree